Display mount



Nov. 1, 1955 D. F. PASCHAL DISPLAY MOUNT Filed Nov. 20, 1952 l3 l4 I5 Inventor Don E Paschal United States Patent DISPLAY MOUNT Don- F. Paschal, St. Charles, 111.

. Application Novemher'2'0,19'52, Serial-No. 321,583

2 Claims. (CLAW-+1518) This invention relates to display mounts and to a method of making the same. More particularly the invention concerns the provision of .a mountadapted to support display indicia comprising a plurality of superimposed leaves, such .as calendars or the like, wherein there is provided simple and effective means for restraining certain of the free edges of the leaves.

The usual display mount consists of aboard construction providing a well within which a plurality of leaves ofthe display or advertising indiciaare attached along one of their adjacent edges by means of metallic brads, staples, or stitches. This mount recommends'itself because of its inexpensive construction but embodies the disadvantage of exposed leaf corners which invariably tend to curl and become unsightly. Other kinds of mounts,.in which it is sought .to correct this disadvantage,

their free margins partially or completely overlapped by marginsof a window element attached to the face of the mounting board. The window margins are either the resilient type in contact with the mounting board face or the reduced thickness type .to space .them from the mounting board. In the resilient type, the margins are pulled away from the mounting board to provide insertion space for the leaves; in the reduced thickness type the rear faces of the reduced margins are in spaced relation to the face-of the mounting board. These constructions require the insertion of the leaves under the overlapping portions of the window element either by deformation of the leaves or through side or back passages in the mount. Although such constructions prevent the leaf edges and corners from curling, -.they

are attained at -such .high .costas frequently to price them out of the market.

The present invention has beendesigned to avoid these objections as to cost and structure by providing recesses at adjacent corners of the mounting well area with the recesses being overlapped by portions of a window element. The free corners of multi-leaf display material mounted in the well, easily slide into the recess and are held or restrained in such positions by the overlying portions of the window element. The leaves may be removed individually or as a group from the restrained position without curling, bending, or becoming unsightly from use.

It is, therefore, an important object of this invention to provide a display mount which may be produced at a very low cost and yet one which will embody features of construction efiecting a simple restraint arrangement of the leaves displayed and preventing them from curling, bending or otherwise becoming unsightly from use.

To the end that such an object be achieved, the invention involves a method by which expensive, intricate and complicated multiple operations heretofore necessary are eliminated and the practice of which results in a mount having corner restraints co-operating with display materials therein to hold such material against bending, warping or curling.

provide a board on which the leaves are mounted with I the construction of individual parts formingthe display mount shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view taken along a plane indicated by the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Figure 4 is a view, similar to Figure .3, showing a multi- 'leaf calendar with a corner of theleaves inserted in a restraining recess of the mounting well;

the appended claims, the word board refers to material which, although'thin, is of some thickness and stiffness as exemplified, for example, by cardboard or thelike as contrasted with paper, cloth or like materials which are freely flexible and somewhat limp.

'In the embodiment of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive, the unitary display mount structure 10 comprises a mounting board 11, a covering material 12, and a face board '13. As shown, the covering material preferably extends over theback of the .mountingboar'd,

around the edges and over the face thereof with edges of the'pairs of marginal flaps '14, 1'4 and 15, 15 terminating in spaced opposed relation to generally define a mounting well'area, more clearly defined by the display window '16 in the face board 13. 'It is to be understood, however, that should it be desired the covering material may be extended to-completely cover the front and rear faces and the edges of the mounting board. Triangular shaped openings 17 and 18,-provided in the mounting board 11, face toward each other and are so located as to be positioned at adjacent corners of the well area. It will ,be

noted that the display window is provided with diagonal corner portions 19 and 20 so arranged as to overlie or intermediately overlap the triangular recesses 17 and 18. There is formed thereby a staggered or stepped well arrangement 'having a rnain portion '21 for receiving the body of the display material and corner pockets 22 and 23 for receiving and restraining the corners of the material.

As shown in Figures 1 and 4, illustrated by way of example only, is the indicia-bearing display material, a multi-leaf calendar 24. The calendar is mounted in the well 21 and retained therein by any suitable means, shown herein as staples 25, 25. In use, the free corners of the leaves tend to curl, as shown by the corner 26 in Figure l, and thereby become unsightly. This is easily and quickly eliminated in the mount structure of the present invention by pushing the corners into the well corner pockets 22 and 23 in which locations they are retained by the respective overlying diagonal corners 19 and 20 of the display window. As the diagonal edges of the window corners are spaced from the adjacent diagonal edges of the corner recesses, there is provided sufficient insertion space for easy entry of the display material corners into the restraint pockets. Accordingly, deformation of the leaves is eliminated and the display material retains its sightly appearance regardless of use.

As clearly shown in the exploded view of Figure 2,

the parts forming the mounts are pre-cut to a desired size and shape. The assembly thereof requires but few, easily performed operations which results in a mount of substantial construction produced at very low cost.

Both the mounting board 11 and face board 13 are cut to the same shape. In a single die-cutting operation, the outer edges and the triangular openings 17 and 18 may be cut to form the mounting board 11. Similarly, the outer edges and the window opening 16 with the diagonal corner restraints 19 and 20 may be cut to form the face board 13. The covering material 12 is so cut as to provide pairs of flaps 14, 14- and 15, 15 of different depth which, when folded along the dotted lines and over the edges of the board 11, locate opposed edges of the flap in such spaced relation as to define a mounting well.

The parts so formed are brought together with the covering material encasing the mounting board and the face board applied to the encased structure. Formation into a unitary structure may be by any well known mechanical or adhesive means. Should it be desired, the mounting material may encase both the mounting and face boards thereby forming a unitary structure.

Although the embodiment described above illustrates the preferred construction having restraint pockets at adjacent corners of the mounting well, it is intended that the scope of this invention embrace the provision of but one pocket, of pockets at diagonally opposite corners, of pockets at all of the corners, or of one or more longitudinal pockets along the marginal edges of the window.

In order to render the mount most useful, another embodiment is shown in Figures 6 and 7 wherein there is provided a supporting easel construction 27. This construction requires a mounting board arrangement of double thickness provided either by two boards, such as a mounting board 28 and a back board 29 as shown, or by doubling one board upon itself. In Figure 7, the mounting board 28 is of the same shape as mounting board 11 and has therein the spaced triangular openings 17 and 18. In addition, there is a slot 30, best seen in Figure 6. Except for the addition of the slot 30, the mounting board is cut in the same manner as the board 11.

According to this invention, an easel may best be formed by severing the back board and the covering material 31 simultaneously to form the support leg 32 and the positioning tongue 33 the end of which is adapted to seat within the slot 30. The supporting leg is formed by cutting the covered back board along the lines 34 and 35 which preferably terminate near the bottom of the board. The lower termini of the cuts are joined by a horizontal cut 36 to permit the supporting leg to swing to an angular position around a score line 37 at the top thereof. The positioning tongue 33 is cut along the sides 38 and 39 which are joined at their upper ends by a cut 40, forming a tip 41 to engage the slot 30, and at their lower ends by a score line 42.

The face board 13 is applied as in the embodiment of the first structure described. As in that structure, the easel style of mount may, if desired, be formed in a unitary arrangement with the covering material encasing all of the boards. Also, restraint pockets may be formed at one or more corners or along one or more marginal edges.

It can be seen from the foregoing that by the methods described mount constructions are easily, speedily, precisely and inexpensively formed.

The invention has been described herein more or less precisely as to details, yet it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereby, as changes may be made in the arrangement and proportion of parts, and equivalents may be substituted, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A laminated display mount comprising a mounting .board having spaced openings adjacent the corners along one edge thereof, and a face board in face engagement with said mounting board and having therethrough an opening defining a display material receiving well, said well defining opening having an edge partially overlapping one of said spaced openings to form a restraint pocket opening into the well for receiving a corner of display material mounted in the well.

2. A laminated display mount comprising a mounting board having spaced triangular shaped openings therethrough, a face board in face engagement with said mounting board and having therethrough an opening defining a display material receiving well, the corner edges of certain of the corners in said Well opening and the corner edges in adjacent triangular shaped openings being arranged generally in alignment, said certain corners of the well opening each having a diagonal edge extending intermediately of the corner edges of the adjacent triangular shaped opening thereby forming a restraint pocket opening into the well for receiving a corner of display material mounted in the Well, and a covering member in face ongagement with said mounting board on the face thereof opposite the engagement by said face board.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,581,912 Born Apr. 20, 1926 1,629,670 Malme May 24, 1927 2,355,706 Cross Aug. 15, 1944 FOREIGN PATENTS 382,105 Great Britain Oct. 20, 1932 

